Dr. Shanker Adawal
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2
Most of the readers are
familiar with Varaha Mihira’s rule that profession is indicated by the planet
which is in the 10th from the Sun or the Moon or the planets who are
lords of the signs or Navamsas, in which the lords of the 10th from
the Sun, the Moon or the Ascendant are placed.
Naturally, according to
the above dictum, there would be more than one planet pointing to the source of
income. Of these, I attach the greatest importance to the planet or planets in
the 10th from the Ascendant, or the Moon rather than to the lords of
the signs or Navamsas, in which the lords of the 10th from the
Ascendant, the Sun and the Moon are placed. Varaha Mihira, however, gives a
very small list of professions or commodities (in which the native may deal)
under each of the planets.
According to him, for
judging the source of income, the Sun represents the father, the Moon the
mother, Mars enemies and Mercury friends. Commentators have included maternal
uncle also under Mercury. Jupiter indicates gain from brothers. Venus is the
significator of wife and Saturn of employees. Gargi also states the same
formula and advises that the source of income would be from the strongest of
the qualifying planets. But we find in life that many men do not earn from one
source alone. Naturally if different planets qualify, they contribute in giving
money through professions and commodities falling in their provinces.
Some astrologers have
advanced the theory that the sub-division of the Nakshatra falling on the 10th
cusp determines profession but I have grave doubts whether this theory can hold
universally.
Further on, Varaha Mihira
specifies grass, gold, wool and medicines as falling under the Sun. Under the
Moon, he mentions agriculture, aqueous products, patronage of women. I would
not repeat the commodities or professions specified under each planet-as most
of the readers are familiar with the tenth chapter of Brihat Jataka.
Uttarakalamrita gives a longer list of commodities vis-à-vis planets. For
example, under Mars, in Chapter V, the author states the following:
(i) Prowess, (ii) land,
(iii) strength, (iv) wearing arms for battle, (v) kingship, (vi) hostility,
(vii) enemy, (viii) things of deep red colour, (ix) quadrupeds, (x) service
under a king (Mars is a natural karaka for the 6th house and this
house pertains to service), (xi) aze, (xii) foresters, (xiii) goldsmith, (xiv)
copper, (xv) iron, (xvi) management of wild animals, (xvii) speech, (xviii)
blood, etc.
The list is very long and
I have quoted a few items to show how diverse commodities and professions have
been listed under one planet. It is generally found that Mars in the 3rd
inclines to wearing arms. Mars in the 10th leads one to enter police
or military service. But here also we cannot say that all people with Mars in
the 10th would be in the police or military service. The native may
be engaged in any other occupation of the Mars group. He may be a businessman
and may deal in copper, wheat, red cloth or red commodities. He may own a
factory, have furnaces or deal in electrical goods.
Turning to Jaimini Sutrs,
he describes certain effects due to the location of Atmakaraka in a particular
Navamsa. In casaes of Navamsas other than Libra, certain effects have been
described buy they do not pertain to profession. Only in the case of Libra, the
Sutras state that if the Atmakaraka is in this Navamsa, the native would be
engaged in trade and commerce.
Further, if the Sun is in
Karakamsa, the native works in the employ of a king; if the Full Moon and Venus
are there, the native earns his livelihood by is learning; if Mars is there,
the native engages in the work of chemicals, metals or is a weaver or lives by profession
connected with fire; if Mercury is there, he earns his livelihood by trade,
cloth, crafts and is clever in dealing; if Venus is there, he works as a
government servant; if Saturn is there, he performs famous deeds; if Rahu, the
native keeps bow and arrow, is a thief and a physician dealing with poisons; if
Ketu, he engages in the trade of elephants and is a thief.
Thus we observe that the
ancients have not dealt at length on the question of profession or means of
livelihood and the meager directions laid in ancient texts to not fulfil the
complex needs of present day professions.
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